Veneto Gardens

06/03/2026

If you had any concerns about reduced fruit from a backyard fruit tree kept at about 6ft this should quell your concerns. This Burgundy Plum is only 4 years old, planted in 2022 as a bare-root. I have been getting fruit from it for 3 years. Last year and this year the best.

I keep my fruit trees pruned to 6 feet using a summer pruning techn...

05/28/2026

Hello Gardening Friends. Join me in this podcast with Kevin and Austin from Green Acres Nursery & Supply. We have a fun time talking about gardening.

This week Kevin meets with Dave Faoro from Veneto Gardens to hear about his recent adventures in the Galapagos hunting for endemic tomatoes, how he grows sweet corn and popcorn, as well as growing tips for other warm season vegetables.Watch Dave's...

05/15/2026

Speaks for itself. How's your tomatoes doing?

05/10/2026

My onions are really kicking it this year. Amazing growth since the beginning of February. Harvest is usually around Mid -late June. They are the Red Candy Apple and the yellow Candy varieties.

05/02/2026

Tomato Seedling sale:
There is a good selection of seedlings. The Farm Stand is open. I have more. Come on down!

03/27/2026

Hello Neighbors. Here's a free seed starting class that I'm giving on April 12 at the Mt. Vernon Grange from 12pm-2pm . This will be a fun event. This is for beginners to experienced gardeners in starting their plants from seed. I will be demonstrating the steps from start to transplant, including tricks and hacks that I use in starting thousands of seedlings each year.
Also, Pick up some free seed packets. Please fill out the RSVP link here:
https://venetogardens.aidaform.com/seedstarting

If any questions, drop me an email at [email protected]
I would love to see you there!
Dave

02/24/2026

Small Square Foot Garden bed update.

02/16/2026

Feeling awesome. Just sowed over a thousand tomato seeds. These will be part of the seedling sale in April.

02/11/2026

I just returned from a trip to Ecuador and the Galapagos islands. What a trip. It was amazing. I found a number of things on my hit list. But if you know me, the biggest find was the endemic Galapagos Tomato ( ie. found only on the Galapagos),Solanum cheesmaniae. This may be a cross or the actual variety but that is hard to know without further research. I have also attached the herbarium specimum photo that Charles Darwin did when he visited in 1835. How cool is that! I have seeds from an organization which brought them in legally. I plan to grow them out for fun this year. who knows, maybe cross with some other types.

11/16/2025

I am experimenting with a new variety of multiplying onion. It is called Thom Multiplying onion. It doesn't make a large single bulb. It is supposed to divide and divide and divide. You eat the bulb and greens. I like the idea of having more options. I am also ordering shallot plants this year. It will be fun to mix up the onion opportunities. Stay tuned for updates. I purchased the Thom Multiplying onion sets from Hoss. Planting 6 inches apart.